Dostoevsky's Apropos Of The Wet Snow

Notes from Underground Notes from Underground is a novel of notes that the Underground Man writes which expresses his alienation. There are two sections of Notes from Underground, with “Underground” being a shorter version. In the first version, the Underground Man gives an introduction to his position in society. In “Apropos of the Wet Snow,” Underground Man gives events in his life during the 1840’s through the 1860’s. The Underground Man is alienated from all of the people who inhabit this world. Underground Man is the narrator of the story. His story is in account of his own past experiences in first person. The narrator suffers mentally and emotionally. Underground man feels he is in a society of isolation where he lives in a world …show more content…
The callousness of other people drove him underground. Revenge plays a big part in Notes from Underground. The Underground Man contradicts himself frequently. He says he believes one statement, then the next statement he changes his mind. Through Dostoevsky’s contradiction he shows weakness in a philosophy, which bases everything on reason and logic. The emotional and irrational side of a human brain does not function accordingly to that of a mathematical formula which in turn disregards contradiction. The narrator becomes so lost in his own thoughts that he can no longer progress. Underground Man is very conflicted. He is constantly questioning himself on his own decision making abilities and taunts himself. He has resigned from his job and lives in complete isolation in his apartment, but Liza makes him feel panicked. As long as he is dis-connected, he feels comfortable. He is content in his own misery, as Underground Man. Some arguments have been made from critics and scholars that Notes from the Underground is not a novel. Critics have argued that the first part is too fragmentary and the second part is too short and arbitrary and that the relationship between the two novels is too